We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the death of a guy that seemed to cause great sadness throughout the comic book galaxy: Michael Turner.
He was battling cancer for awhile, but died at the very young age of 37. According to what I’ve read, Turner was an exceptional artist, having worked for both DC Comics and Marvel, with covers ranging from Superman/Batman, Civil War and Uncanny X-Men, to Witchblade and Fathom. Some say he was a big reason for Witchblade becoming a popular comic book series.
Aspen Comics has a memorial up on their site where people can send in condolences or even contribute to the fight against cancer.
As far as covers, he did this one for JLA #12 (Variant) and this one for Uncanny X-Men #500.
He also did the Battlestar Galactica cover that I have showing to the right in this post. Caprica Six never looked so good.
Second best looking Number Six ever. What a talent. But if anyone has to die, the least they can hope for is that they made a difference in someone's life and he was instrumental in giving people a little entertainment so he left this world with something positive behind him.
Second best looking Number Six ever. What a talent. But if anyone has to die, the least they can hope for is that they made a difference in someone's life and he was instrumental in giving people a little entertainment so he left this world with something positive behind him.
Well said.
Well said.
Mo thanks for the post, to say he was an exceptional artist is putting it lightly, the brother could draw like there was no tomorrow. He brought life to heroes that had them in all sorts of jaw dropping action. He made them appear alive and you can almost see them moving from a still block on a page (I have this killer Flash picture/poster I'll have to send your way) , from all articles written , the guy was also an ultimate class act, and is a true loss to the comics community.
Mo thanks for the post, to say he was an exceptional artist is putting it lightly, the brother could draw like there was no tomorrow. He brought life to heroes that had them in all sorts of jaw dropping action. He made them appear alive and you can almost see them moving from a still block on a page (I have this killer Flash picture/poster I'll have to send your way) , from all articles written , the guy was also an ultimate class act, and is a true loss to the comics community.